Department chair selected for Fulbright Specialist Roster

Dr. James Leja

James Leja, professor and chair of the Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies, has been selected for the Fulbright Specialist Roster.

The Roster is a list of candidates who are eligible for project requests from overseas academic institutions. Candidates are considered for project requests that require their specific expertise.

Dr. Leja's specialty area is blindness and low vision. However, he has also experience with NGO program development, higher education teaching, workshops and related program establishment. He may be selected as a specialist on a short term project in any of those areas.

His selection marks the beginning of another phase in Dr. Leja's relationship with the Fulbright organization. He was a Fulbright Scholar in 1994-95 as a lecturer in the Department of Special Education at National Taiwan University.